MagicMatic wrote:Knightro wrote:I just want to be overly clear on one thing...
If the Magic put Anthony Black, Jett Howard and 3 unprotected 1st round picks on the table, plus their ability to absorb another contract as necessary, they will have the ability to acquire literally anyone who will possibly be on the market this summer.
3 unprotected firsts and two lotto picks just a year into their rookie deals? That is a super competitive offer!
I actually don't think most of the guys who will likely be on the trade market this summer will cost anywhere close to that either, but I have no concerns whatsoever about the Magic's ability to make a deal if the right player is out there.
Kind of a unicorn player would be needed to spend 5 future positive assets in a deal of that kind of magnitude.
The player would have to be a legitimate allstar, young-ish, a position of need, and on a strapped team needing future assets for lack thereof willing to blow it up. Only really someone like Booker comes to mind really and I have a hard time seeing that trade as viable considering Jett and AB’s value isn’t astronomical yet.
I don't think there's necessarily going to be a player on the market this summer that is worth 5 positive assets either.
But the point is, I think the Magic have as many positive assets (especially if we count the ability to leverage cap space to take on an unwanted contract) as any other team when it comes to being able to make a deal.
There's no scenario where the Magic should be "out bid" by any other team for any player that hits the market. Maybe the player won't want to come to Orlando or maybe the Magic won't want to bring on the player, but they have the assets to basically make any trade happen IMO.